German Move Threatens Belgian Coast Siege Analysis
German advances near Belfort and Ostend shifts draw in reinforcements as both sides mass along a long fortified line. Allies press toward the seaboard with the British navy at the extremity of the front while German torpedo craft potentially move submarines to challenge sea command. The battle mood grows tense as front positions shift and decisive action looms.
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Sether
Antwerp
Germany
Coust
France
Belfort
Ostend
Dunkirk
Boulogne
Ieland
Mttoral
Allies push eastward as German retreat widens
Bureau notes allied forces in the north have driven Germans back more than 30 miles. observers say the climax of the campaign may be near as German troops retreat along the coast toward Dunkirk and Calais. Belgian troops contest crossings near Dixmude while Ostend’s garrison withdraws southward. In Poland, Russians claim a decisive check on German forces at the Vistula with Warsaw temporarily shielded by flood and rail disruption. Austria claims 40,000 Russian casualties and Carpathian crossings, while Russians deny San River crossing attempt.
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Bureau
Paris
London
William
France
Toudon
West Flanders
Lille
Magland
Ostend
Germany
Thas
Sourteal
Flanders
Great Britain
Alles
Dunkirk
Calais
Furnes
Ment
Brussels
Bard Hoocka
Paria
Veer
Dixmude
Belgium
Antwerp
Albert
Fhig
Ussinon
Poland
Vistula
Warsaw
Sowicz
War- Baye
Praemysi
Carpathians
San
Whch
Azninato
Associated Press
Kiel
Cuxhaven
Wilhelmshaven
Taurine
von Sexeter
Nethe
Allies Push Forward In Northern Front Actions
Paris reports Allied forces repulsed German attacks from Nieuport to Dixmude with Belgian and British aid and made gains near Arras and along the Meuse. At Lille and in Alsace the Allies hold progress with operations between Lys and La Bassee, and on the right wing toward Douai. Berlin notes German forces repelled west of Lille while the eastern front remains unchanged.
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Paris
War Office
Belguate
Nieuport
Dixmonde
Array
Roye
St Minuel
Meuse
Alles
Belgium
Windsloo
Dixmude
Germany
Houlers
Lys
la Bassee
Alsace
Colmar
Bonhomme
Pairis
Sulzern
Thain
France
Armentieres
Iya
Lille
Gise
Flangers
United States
Berlin
Landoni
Todin
Provisions for the Army in the Field
Wartime guidance touts well fed troops as key to victory and progress. An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier that aids digestion, strengthens nerves, and purges impurities via the liver kidneys and skin, claiming clearer skin and improved vigor without alcohol or narcotics.
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de Biycee
Anti German rioting renewed in London
London police dispersed a mob in Deptford attempting to wreck German shops. A judge refused bail for over thirty rioters. The prosecutor denounced the attacks as a disgrace to England amid a newspaper campaign against hostile-country workers. Several firms announced German and Austrian employees had been discharged. Some restaurants replaced German and Austrian waiters with substitutes.
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London
Deptford
Haels Today
Jarrerestan Fania
Nephew of Roosevelt to go to see the war
Cambridge Massachusetts October 15 Nicholas Roosevelt of Oyster Bay a nephew of Theodore Roosevelt has resigned an assistant professorship of history at Harvard to go to Europe to be near the war Roosevelt said he planned to stay abroad until the war was over and then return to resume teaching
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Cambridge
Mass
Nicholas Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Theodore [Roosevelt
Harvard
Europe
Roosevelt
Antwerp Falls Quietly Before German Force
Antwerp reports show German troops advancing with naval guards, heavy mortars and siege guns shelling city districts while avoiding major public buildings. White flag appeared briefly but capitulation required Belgian authorities. extensive damage and ruined warehouses along the river bank accompany the occupation.
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Antwerp
Liege
Fort de Wavre-St. Cathodie
Fort Waelhem
Netho
Germatin
Sarrigan
Seheldt
Anuinem
King Albert appeals to memory on neutrality and peace terms
King Albert of Belgium told Tatty Telegraph he trusted America would remember Belgium’s strict neutrality and adherence to obligations, noting that the United States should recall how Germany violated neutrality. He urged that this fact influence postwar peace terms.
Rebel bands reported in Austrian Empire
London dispatch reports Trieste advices that new Auten soldiers are sworn to German and Austrian emperors. Insurrectionary bands swarm across Adriatic regions. Slav troops garrison Pula and Sebenico with disaffection in the Austrian fleet.
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London
Gelober
Rome
Trieste
Adatrian Empire
Pula
Sebenico
German Mine Layer Captured by British Cruisers
London dispatch says British cruiser Undaunted with two torpedo boat destroyers captured a German mine layer in the North Sea. The vessel was disguised as a hospital ship. Undaunted to bring the prize into Harwich as press bureau confirmation is lacking.
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London
Central News
Harwich
Undaunted
North Sea
Harwen
Great German Guns Hard to Handle in France
Paris October Correspondence notes German heavy artillery remaining difficult to deploy after Mainz and Maubeuge episodes. Mortars known as drummers fire large shells three miles but require expert Krupp gunners and exact ground foundations. replacements scarce when crews fall.
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Paris
Charlerm
Joffvre
Liberiary Sud
Liese
France
Maeims
Maubeuge
Germans Prodigal With Their Powder At Troyon Fort
Paris dispatch details German bombardment from September 8 to 13 at Troyon Fort Maubeuge area. Artillery fired thousands of shots, with 7000 corpses found after one assault, and envoys summoned surrender before renewed bombardment. One shell destroyed a gun and breached masonry.
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Paris
Associated Press
Troyon
Maubeuge
Ao Froron
Faria
Small British Cruiser Fights the Karlsruhe
Havana dispatch reports American actor Fannie Prescott arriving from Gulfport Mississippi. On October 11 near 26 40 north 4 20 west she observed a German four funnel cruiser presumed Karlsruhe engaging a smaller British cruiser. After about thirty minutes they separated the British heading west the German north. The German appeared to list to port and show serious damage. Prearranged plans to disturb enemy efficiency are hindered by poor roads and a need for horsepower to draw shells.
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Havana
Wutoper
Fannie Prescott
Gulfport
Miss
Karlsruhe
The Treatment of Influenza or La Grippe
A historic medical column argues against excessive medicine for influenza noting fever subsides as the illness passes. Dr Bell prescribes laxatives such as Actotda or Strate to purge the bowels and a tablet every three hours to ease fever headaches and body pains.
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Janos. Hell
New York City
Sayene
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